The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 184

He had asked Swain to hurry back to the training facility and find Yohannes, but Swain had yet to return.

Maverick knew his own body, and he probably wouldn’t be able to hold on until Gwendolyn came home from dinner.

Is this really how I’m going to die?

He was unwilling to accept it, yet he was powerless to change it.

As of now, he did not even have the strength to write a farewell letter.

Earlier, that had been the first time Gwendolyn had hugged him since the divorce.

No, she wasn’t hugging me. She was only patting my head.

Charles was right. In the end, Gwendolyn saw Maverick as nothing more than a pet.

She no longer loved him.

As Maverick pondered on this, his consciousness gradually grew hazy, and there were black spots in his vision.

“Gwendolyn…”

I’ll give you my life, Gwendolyn, but can you give me your love in return?

Resigned to his fate, he closed his eyes and let his arms hang limply at his sides. He looked serene.

All was tranquil around him.

Apart from the curtains rustling in the breeze, the only other noise in the room was the sound of blood dripping from his fingertips onto the floor, one drop at a time.

In the car, Gwendolyn suddenly felt a sharp, intense pain in her heart.

She pressed a hand to her chest, her delicate face turning pale from the pain.

Charles noticed that something was off with her and quickly asked, “Gwen, what’s wrong? Are you unwell?”

He leaned forward, wanting to help her.

out to stop him. After taking a few

did I feel pain in my chest all of a

had never had any heart-related illnesses, and the pain this time

because I haven’t been sleeping well for the last couple of days. Anyway, it’ll all be over

icy gleam flashed in her

notice her darkened gaze and continued to show his sympathy and

not listening to him

and sickly Maverick had looked before she left

been acting

me all those odd questions, such as

dying patient who could not

delved into her thoughts,

the wrist before she left the house earlier and the warning he had given

said, “Charles is not a simple man. There may be secrets behind him that could be extremely detrimental to you. You

of

was almost as if he had used the words “in the future” to exclude himself from any future events

weakness that he couldn’t hide, and the way he

and she shouted at Charles’

wrong, Gwen?” Charles

up. I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it to the

“Gwen—”

were cut off when Gwendolyn slammed the car

Hill villa area, there were no taxis waiting by the roadside. After getting out of Charles’

and Justin caught up

not move even after Gwendolyn

as Gwendolyn frantically ran back to Bay Villa. At

when Nico once again confidently entered through

from the

of salary

his expression cold and serious. “I’m not here to

two exchanged

sounded through the air, and the three men immediately felt a sharp pain in the back of their necks. In an instant, their eyes rolled back into their heads, and they fell to

turned out, tranquilizing them was much quicker and more efficient than

“Nico, we can’t just leave them lying here, can we? Where should we hide them for

cupped his hands around his lips, and whistled

sound or movement within

“Never mind. Let’s go

of the villa was locked. Nico had wanted to kick it down, but he was worried he would not be able to explain himself to Gwendolyn after this. In the end, he and Swain climbed the pipes behind the villa to get

second-floor bedroom only to find Maverick lying on the chaise lounge.

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